Yesterday two critical server vulnerabilities were discovered that affect nearly every modern server and
desktop computer made after 1995. These vulnerabilities known as “Meltdown”
and “Spectre” affect Thexyz and many other
service providers. Since becoming aware of these vulnerabilities, Thexyz has been working diligently to plan and implement the best
resolution for our customers. Our security and development teams have
been working with our vendors to deploy the required updates to
mitigate vulnerabilities.

What are these vulnerabilities?

Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern
processors. These hardware bugs allow programs to read data which is
currently processed on the computer. While programs are typically not
permitted to read data from other programs, a malicious program can
exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of data stored in the memory
of other running programs.

Some patches have already been released to
mitigate the risks of these vulnerabilities. Based on the requirements
of most of these patches, it will be required to reboot
customers’ servers. We will be scheduling these reboots, and
updating affected customers prior to them taking place.

We are continuing to monitor the situation for further information and
will be updating our customers as more information becomes available.
Our customers’ security and environments are a top priority, and we can
assure you we have the best team working feverishly to fix these
vulnerabilities in the least impactful manner.